Marañón is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacrachuco. The province has a population of 23,000 inhabitants as of 2002.
Boundaries North: La Libertad Region, San Martín Region East: province of Leoncio Prado South: province of Huacaybamba West: Ancash Region
Political division The province is divided into three districts, which are:
Cholón (San Pedro de Chonta) Huacrachuco (Huacrachuco) San Buenaventura (San Buenaventura)
Ethnic groups The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (74.84%) learned to speak in childhood, 24.75% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also Huánuco Region Peru
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